Novato police arrest two suspects after finding assault weapon in car

A Fairfield man and a Vallejo woman were arrested in Novato after police found a loaded assault weapon in their car.

Blake Davis-Murry, 22, and Monica Torres-Mendoza, 18, were booked into Marin County Jail on allegations of possessing an assault weapon, carrying a loaded gun in public and carrying a concealed weapon in a vehicle.

Davis-Murry was also booked on suspicion of drug possession and driving under the influence.

The investigation began on April 23, when Novato police received information that there was a handgun inside a vehicle that had been repossessed and towed to a Bel Marin Keys location. Police confiscated the gun pending further investigation.

On Tuesday afternoon, Davis-Murry and Torres-Mendoza came to Bel Marin Keys in an effort to get the gun, said Novato police Detective Sgt. Mike Howard. Novato police contacted them on Galli Drive and found a loaded assault pistol in the vehicle they drove there.

Howard said the investigation is continuing and "further charges are anticipated."